Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1887-02-19
WashinQton's birthday next Tuesday.

The big snow flakes in the mountains
promise TO give us a big river In the spring.
Two negro BOYS. Graham aud Gray, aIs
cracking rock for stealing a turkey from Mr..
A. LOOMS.
A number Of gentlemen In this city are
talking OF organizing a company to bore for
natural gas. By sill means. bore the hole.
The following pupils were on the honor
roll at Prairie School for the mouth Of jan
uary :-McKee Young, Lou Bunker. Matte
Bradley, Fannie Bear and Maggie Bear.
Little Bessie Bowman Is going to celebrate
her third birthday Tuesday next, and all her
little friends are as proud as peacocks at hsv.
ing received real, gold-lettered invitations.
The local horticultural society r~eorganized,
last Saturday, by the reelection of the OIL
GERS. 1t was estimated that there would be
sixty to seventy per cent. of a full crop of
peaches.
The Babes have re-orgsnized:-Ben Ham
lett, captain; Owen Grimes. pitcher; lizzie
Grstz, catcher: Will Waddell, short stop;
Harry Cordell. first base; Frank Kisfer.
second base; Eddie Jordan. third base; Jas.
Boulware. left field. Other places to be
filled.
Mr.. Shewslter desires US to say that he does
not want a divorce; that his wife does not
want u divorce, and that he has written
nothing on the subject. He is not tue S. He
says the Shaw bill is a good one. If people
knew they had to live together they wouldn't
make so much trouble for themselves and the
courts.
Wsverly:-We should like to have a "two
line sQuib" also from any of the papers. TIE
surveyors have been camping here several
days, but Tuesday moved on up the river.
Some go so far as to say the right o f.way
has been arranged satisfactorily to all parties
through the bottom up to this place, but we
do not vouch for 1t. as we didn't see the
papers. Are you not tired of railroad pre-
dictions? Every man writes significantly as
though he knew 1t was coming through his
town; when the truth Is, all roads are ''open
and shut sesame" except 10 themselves. A
number Of persons here wish to know what
has become of Auditor Walkers trial. and
would like to have your latest intelligence on
the subject. The protrscted meeting closed
at the Presbyterian church last Sunday. We
understand that one will be commenced In n
short time at the Methodist church. The
dear old Intelligencer did not reach here un-
til Monday morning; many hearts were turn
ed away sad on Saturday without it, which
Is often the case.
Mr.. j. A. j. ShultZ, of st. Louis, who has
large interests Ia this county, writes Us as
notwithstanding to promise 1 called on
Eon. Jno. D. Perry. He says he is not the
prosidopt of tho NfssonrI Tontrol roflroo1
yet. but they want him to take it. He says
the organization will be perfected on the 18Th
inst. when I think he will be elected presi-
dent. I had some talk with him, and he
said the route would be a matter of surcey.
Also SAID we should state our points In writ
ing and lie would submit it to the board at
the organization. You might put it in the
form of q petition. ! would recommend that
you draw up q paper giving all The points
you can, aud make 1t as strong as you can,
including the subscription and send the same
to Mr.. Perry. Now, 1t will take a strong
pull and a pull all together. Lexington must
make this her greatest effort. She may fail
with her best effort. but will certainly fail il
nothing is done, l believe in fighting for wh4 I
we want. and if we fail, fail lighting. l
don't think snv one man controls this thing
and if we can show that Lexington is the
best route, men will not spend money to
take a poorer route"
Dover:-The masquerade party given by
the Y. L. 8. c., for the benefit of Prof. ley.
sings silver cornet band, on the l4th of Feb
ruary, was quite Il success, both socially anG
financially. The supper was abundant, and
elegantly prepared, just such as the ladies o.
Dover know how to serve. The evening
was greatly enjoyed by the numerous guests
The band furnished choice music. Among
the maskers ! noticed, Misses Alice Carr
Hope, the sailor; Bird Carr DO Peep: Annie
Vaughn. flower girl; Jennie Vaughn, light
and darkness; Hannah Mallory, rainbow
Ella Stribling, snowflake; TRUE White, fish.
ermsn's daughter; Ria Nesmith, Spanish
girl; Sallie Cole, winter; Jennie Matthews
Mist; Bette Meyers, butterfly; Ollie Cole
mllkmaid /; Kate Carter. grandma; Lizzie
VIM, baby; Mag Ray, stars; Minnie VIM
bltter-sweet; Lily Cox. queen of hearts: ElIs
Meyers. pansy blossom; Mag Lewis, rye
1uls ~Plsttenburg, queen of night; Lizzie
Van Anglen, Miss Slimmins; Sue Plstten'
burg; Widow Bardell. Messrs. Will Meng
graveyard; Harvey Vaughn, Capt. Ward
John P~lattenburg, railroad Paddy; Fletcher
Cox, sailor boy Ed Webb, Kansas or bust
tramp; Lucisn Roth, soldier; John VIM
Mark Twain; John Neer, pillow boy; Dlcl
Vim, Capt. Shields; Col. VIM. Hsggard
tombstone; Capt Bob Fox, snow drift; Prof
Geo. Zeysing, Lyon and Healy. Mesdsmes
Jim Winn. Lady Jane Grey; j. R. Platten
burg, country cousin; j. A. HARDWOOD. queer
Of Sheba; Alice Holmes, Valentine. Among
the visitors from q distance were, DIR. Jo'
Carter and Robt. O'Resr, Marshall; Franl
and Ed Van Anglen, Kansas City !; LeslI
Wilson. Daniel Frazier and Misses Maggi
Lewis and Matte Fleet, Corder.
Bates City:-Everything lovely and tn,
temperance wave Is running high. Mrs. 8
A. Williams of the l. o. G.. T., came to thi
city and delivered a series of lectures on tenn
: psrance, and succeeded In organizing quite
respectable lodge In the course of her lee
lures. She first spoke Of the men who sign
ed the saloon petition, and told them wha
she thought would be their doom; and l tel
You it WAS q sad sight to see the old churc
members a. she pictured them filing ava,
, from the gates of Heaven and vending thei
way to hell Just simply because the Grea
3 Judge in looking over the records had foun,
i their names on q saloon petition. Then sh
g., took up the rum sellers, and as she held then
e up over the bottomless pits by the hair of tn
head, 1t almost made Us weep to hear then
groan and cry for mercy; but the most heart
/ rending scene Of all was to see q Sunda
y school superintendent driving away from
3 the saloon with his jug full of whisky. w
think Sister Williams is doing a good work
: and should receive aid and encouragement
: from all Christian people. but Ne are sorr
to say She got but little encouragement frOr
= that class of people in this place. rs they a
closed their church doors on her and she ha,
to lecture the first night in the >choolhouse
after that the Christian church was opened
and she was permitted to use that during tn
remsinder Of the time; but we understan
they ere not going to have any more emper
e ancs lectures in their house, Thus. you see
. our church members don't 90 much on tenn
perance. We are having plenty of mud. Tn
lady that lost her boots on Blackstone stree
thinks the mud must have been nearly fou
feet deep, perhaps a little deeper. Hirar
5 says he was lucky to save his leg if he di
lose his pants. MIR. j. c. Kelly spent Sc,
eral days with friends in and around Bate
City. Mrs. iona Benton is here visiting he
n parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Baker. Misse
= Fannie Hereford and Wood, of Odessa, wer
in Bates City, Tuesday, visiting their uncl.
e MIR. 7. W. hidings. Uncle Tommle say
u he rsckons he will have IN usa both D;l,n,